Detective Conan and Magic Kaito characters, settings, and ideas do not belong to me but to Aoyama Gōshō.
Warnings: Language, minor violence
TMPD Antics
By Taliya
XXVI: Hattori and Kudou
Heiji grinned as he stood from his desk and stretched. Shinichi, who sat in the desk next to him, glanced up inquiringly at his partner. "Nothing pressing, Kudou," Heiji reassured. "I just need to go speak to Kuroba about something."
"It's not about getting back at Hakuba with Kuroba, is it?" asked Shinichi, now refocused on the case file in his hands.
Heiji chuckled. "Nothing ever gets past you, na Kudou?" he shot over his shoulder as he headed for the central hallway.
"If anything did, I wouldn't be better than you," Shinichi shot back with a smirk, and Heiji froze.
Twisting, the Osakan smirked at his friend. "Is that a challenge?" he asked, and Shinichi's grin widened.
"And if it is?" he queried archly.
"If it is," Hattori said quietly with a thrum of eager confidence coloring his voice, "we'll need another faceoff." Excitement brightened his expression. "Nishi no Meitantei versus Higashi no Meitantei," he announced with obvious relish. "I look forward to kicking your ass, Kudou."
Shinichi scoffed. "You're certainly welcome to try, Hattori."
In the background Satou and Takagi watched the two longtime friends peacocking with fond, if exasperated, gazes. All four officers, however, snapped to attention when Inspector Megure bellowed for them to hop in a car and hightail it to a murder site.
Author's Note: Showdown! Well, there will be one, but I probably won't write about it simply because that would be much longer than a simple drabble. That and I'm not particularly good at writing out murder scenarios with the solved rationale behind it. I hope you enjoyed it.
Completed: 22.09.2015